Event Log

If you attend events listed in the calendar, your events log will appear here.

Goals

Help your team with its goal

Why I chose this goal:

Our goal is to sprad awareness at our company in an attempt to reduce our carbon footprint!

Final Report:

We emailed our maintenace department at work and were able to convince them to put up posters in the bathroom with instructions on how to use only one paper towel instead of two or three to dry their hands after washing. We hope this will cut down on our carbon footprint at work substantially!!

Take a drive in an Electric Vehicle.

Why I chose this goal:

I'm always up for testing out new things and maybe i'll like how they drive!

Final Report:

I test drove my co workers prius. Listening to him talk about the features was really interesting! There was a mode that enforced electric only driving that was pretty cool. I think my favorite feature was where it told you how much you had saved during the trip. I only got to about 8 pennies but i didnt drive much and can see that stacking up over time! I was pleasantly surprised with how it drove especially in regards to acceleration. I thought it was going to be like driving a golf cart. I'd definitely be interested in energy efficient cars in the future but for now i'll stick to the car i own outright.

Crack your home's heating cost puzzle.

Why I chose this goal:

I already cracked my home's solar puzzle last summer by putting in solar panels! I love them so much!

I know my house has major inefficiencies when it comes to this aspect and I'd love to cut back on my winter heating bills.

Final Report:

I heard some of my coworkers talking awhile back about free energy audits through vt gas. I have contacted them about scheduling an energy audit and am still waiting to hear back.

This is really exciting for me as i feel like heating my house is a currently the largest bill i have. I hope that i can take action on their suggestions and further reduce my heat consumption!

Compost all your food waste for a week.

Why I chose this goal:

There's a bit of a story behind this decision.

This composting for a week challenge showed up as my first act 2 challenge (which gave that section one more than the rest). My place of work has a really positive and encouraging attitude toward composting with places to do it scattered throughout the building. I realized that I only utilize these stations part of the time. So I dedicated that week to composting 100% of my compostible waste only to come back to a vermontivate that had mysteriously wiped out that challenge on me! Now i get a 2nd chance!! My composting hasn't stopped with that week either. I get coffee in a compostible cup and use that as a mini compost bucket for my banana peel and anything else i might have left over. That cup gets thrown in the compost at the end of the day.

I'll continue to do it!

Final Report:

Composting has become a part of my daily routine. I eat at least one banana every day and can't bring myself to throw it in the garbage anymore even though it would be so easy.